Global spread of a Japan-originated Delta lineage of SARS-CoV-2 after the Tokyo Olympics is most likely unrelated to the Olympics | Zendy

Takako Shimura | Zendy; Kenjiro Kosaki | Zendy

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Global spread of a Japan-originated Delta lineage of SARS-CoV-2 after the Tokyo Olympics is most likely unrelated to the Olympics

Author(s) -

Takako Shimura,

Kenjiro Kosaki

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taac017

Subject(s) - covid-19 , outbreak , medicine , virology , delta , lineage (genetic) , coronavirus infections , pandemic , betacoronavirus , genetics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , gene , biology , pathology , engineering , aerospace engineering

Participants of the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were required to adhere to strict health protocols, and there were no major local outbreaks within the separation bubbles. However, based on viral genomic data, we report that the Japan-specific Delta variants did spread out globally during or after the Olympics.

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